SaysWho? Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 Main thing: turnout. Many races nationwide break one way or the other en masse in recent history, so while Dems could take the House in a large way, there's a possibility it breaks the other way where they gain seats but not enough to control Congress. Not a reason to fear, but a reason to be proactive, vote in your primaries, and be realistic instead of complacent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 It's almost like this country was designed to be the most undemocratic democratic system that was set up for and by wealthy white landowning men 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I like this new center 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Voted Andrew Gillum yesterday. Saw a woman putting up a Gillum sign and shouted, "He has my vote!" Graham and Levine are leading, but primary polls in races with this many candidates can be really bad. One of the front-runners could take an easy lead once the votes are in, but there's enough of a spread that Gillum could be the candidate. At least he's young if this isn't his year, but I think he can stand up to the cartoon characters on the GOP side pretty easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 This likely puts another district in play for Dems. There is no way to remove him from the ballot in CA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 1 hour ago, PaladinSolo said: This likely puts another district in play for Dems. There is no way to remove him from the ballot in CA. He's the vaping congressman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 sounds like a cool dude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZENOGIAS Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Duncan Hunter Sr. is blaming it on the Clintons and their lawyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, ZENOGIAS said: Duncan Hunter Sr. is blaming it on the Clintons and their lawyers. The GOP Motto: When all else fails, blame the Clintons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Just now, marioandsonic said: The GOP Motto: When all else fails, blame the Clintons. It's like Trump winning somehow fucked up their go-to argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Send him to jail for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 22 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: sounds like a cool dude Lol I was thinking the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Just now, SaysWho? said: Good Christ, he should've been dropped like a radioactive fuel rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Just now, SFLUFAN said: Good Christ, he should've been dropped like a radioactive fuel rod. Amazing how Dems wouldn't be sweating out a safe seat in New Jersey in a year that favors Democrats if they would have simply not backed this guy. Why stand by him? THERE'S NO REASON BESIDES WANTING HEADACHES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Because Christie would have picked his replacement, then charges were dropped and no good dems challenged him so he won his primary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: Because Christie would have picked his replacement, then charges were dropped and no good dems challenged him so he won his primary. They couldn't have gotten some people ready earlier this year, though? Christie wasn't in charge in January, and they could have had one or two people on standby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I hope he loses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 23 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: I hope he loses To who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, SaysWho? said: They couldn't have gotten some people ready earlier this year, though? Christie wasn't in charge in January, and they could have had one or two people on standby. I have no idea what they did or didn't do, all i know is his primary opponent wasn't a strong one and he beat him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, PaladinSolo said: I have no idea what they did or didn't do, all i know is his primary opponent wasn't a strong one and he beat him. His primary opponent got 35% spending basically zero money—I think they raised all of $5,000. If someone was able to get 35% simply for not being Menendez, a properly-funded primary opponent likely could have beat him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 I feel he could have resigned early this year and been replaced by the new governor. Would anything in NJ have prevented that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 9 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: I feel he could have resigned early this year and been replaced by the new governor. Would anything in NJ have prevented that? Our “shut up your face!” political movement is incredibly vocal here in NJ, almost as vocal as our “Springsteen or gtfo” movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 16 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: I feel he could have resigned early this year and been replaced by the new governor. Would anything in NJ have prevented that? IIRC there was a NYT article where they tried to get him to resign, or at least not seek reelection, once the new governor was sworn in but he simply refused to go. So that wasn't happening. They really should have just primaried though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 It's New Jersey - it's not like there aren't literally dozens of "alternative means" of getting him off the ballot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Beto continues to remain close to Cruz, dem excitement in the state likely has more of an impact on the house races even if Beto loses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Georgia doing that voter suppression. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-gop-turns-to-toilets-to-suppress-more-black-voters/2018/08/21/0ed1f296-a57f-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html?utm_term=.7a1c249b72fa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I’m starting to think the Democrats need to fire their consultants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 13 hours ago, PaladinSolo said: Beto continues to remain close to Cruz, dem excitement in the state likely has more of an impact on the house races even if Beto loses. Control of the Senate is nice and all. But on a visceral level is would be so satisfying to see Cruz, after cucking himself to the man who personally insulted his wife and father, booted out of the Senate. Something so satisfying to seeing this slug of a human being sell his soul....and still lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, Chairslinger said: Control of the Senate is nice and all. But on a visceral level is would be so satisfying to see Cruz, after cucking himself to the man who personally insulted his wife and father, booted out of the Senate. Something so satisfying to seeing this slug of a human being sell his soul....and still lose. Cruz isn't going to lose though. Beto's stance on guns will result in a solid victory for the Zodiac Killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 13 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Cruz isn't going to lose though. Beto's stance on guns will result in a solid victory for the Zodiac Killer. Polling indicates otherwise, that same poll Abott is +19 while Cruz is only +4, so people are definitely breaking to vote for Beto. Texas also isn't the anti-gun control mecca you believe to be, more in this poll believed we'd be less safe if more people had guns than safer, also a partisan/racial divide on the issue, in a state that doesn't have a white majority and increasing dem presence. https://www.texastribune.org/2017/10/23/uttt-poll-most-texas-voters-say-confederate-memorials-shouldnt-move/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Just now, PaladinSolo said: Polling indicates otherwise, that same poll Abott is +19 while Cruz is only +4, so people are definitely breaking to vote for Beto. Sure, they are right now. He's a nice guy and doesn't give off a creepy "serial killer" vibe. But Beto's comments on gun control will be used against him in the weeks leading up to the election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Sure, they are right now. He's a nice guy and doesn't give off a creepy "serial killer" vibe. But Beto's comments on gun control will be used against him in the weeks leading up to the election. Beto isn't an unknown though, hes going from one end of the state to the other and isn't hiding his stance on guns, and as i said the state isn't as anti gun control as you think. He likely still loses, because the state isn't there yet, but hes definitely helping dems down the ballot as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadatog Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: Beto isn't an unknown though, hes going from one end of the state to the other and isn't hiding his stance on guns, and as i said the state isn't as anti gun as you think. I think you left out the word control in anti gun control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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